Princess’s Room Looted in Plaza Hotel Heist

A 25-year-old princess from Dubai’s royal family was robbed of more than $200,000 worth property – including a $100,000 Rolex watch – during her stay in a 12th-floor suite at the Plaza Hotel, police said.

Arwa Al Qassimi returned to the hotel around 9:30 p.m. Sunday and found three bags were missing along with an iPad, a Techno Marine watch, a Philip Stein watch, assorted Cartier and an international cellphone, police said.

All told, the princess reported an estimated $231,000 in property missing from the room.

Police said there was no forced entry. They arrived to find nine family members and hotel staff in the room. According to police, the door-locking mechanism in the room “did not engage, and the victim just let the door close behind her without pulling it shut to ensure it was secured.”

There is no video surveillance on that floor of the hotel, but police said they were analyzing “limited video” of the hotel’s elevators for clues.

According to the police report, Al Qassimi is a regular guest at the Plaza and will be staying there for several weeks.

Corrections & Amplifications:An earlier version of this story incorrectly said that Arwa Al Qassimi left the door to her room at Plaza Hotel unlocked.